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Melt Banana: US, UK, new record too

Posted in Bands on May 2, 2024

High octane noise rock band Melt Banana has announced upcoming tours of the US and UK this year, followed by the release of the band's eighth studio album, 3 + 5, out on August 23.

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U.S. tour

May 21 - Goldfield Trading Post - Sacramento, CA (#, %)

May 23 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA (#, %)

May 24 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR (#, %)

May 25 - Neurolux - Boise, ID (#, %)

May 26 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT (#, %)

May 27 - Meow Wolf - Denver, CO (#, %)

May 29 - xBk Live - Des Moines, IA (#, %)

May 30 - Fine Line Music Hall - Minneapolis, MN ($, #, %)

May 31 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI ($, #, %)

June 01 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL ($, #, %)

June 02 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH ($, #, %)

June 04 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA ($, #, %)

June 05 - Elsewhere Hall - Brooklyn, NY ($, #, %)

June 06 - Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA ($, #, %)

June 07 - Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD ($, #, %)

June 08 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA (#, %)

June 09 - Eulogy - Asheville, NC (#, %)

June 10 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA (#, %)

June 12 - Chelsea's Live - Baton Rouge, LA (#, %)

June 13 - White Oak Music Hall Upstairs - Houston, TX (#, %)

June 14 - Deep Ellum Art Co. - Dallas, TX (#, %)

June 15 - Empire Control Room - Austin, TX (#, %)

June 18 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM (#, %)

June 19 - The Rebel Lounge - Phoenix, AZ (#, %, +)

June 20 - Music Box - San Diego, CA (#, %, +)

June 21 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA (#, %, +)

June 22 - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA (#, %)

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U.K. tour

Aug 29 - Music Hall - Ramsgate

Aug 30 - Supersonic Festival - Birmingham

Aug 31 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham

Sep 01 - Docks Academy - Grimsby 

Sep 04 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds

Sep 05 - Rebellion - Manchester

Sep 06 - Future Yard - Birkenhead

Sep 07 - The Parish - Huddersfield

Sep 08 - The Adelphi - Hull  

Sep 10 - The Brickyard - Carlisle

Sep 11 - Mash House - Edinburgh

Sep 12 - Stereo - Glasgow

Sep 13 - The Cluny - Newcastle

Sep 14 - Waterfront - Norwich

Sep 15 - Arts Centre - Colchester

Sep 17 - The Baths - Ipswich

Sep 18 - Portland Arms - Cambridge

Sep 19 - Esquires - Bedford

Sep 20 - The Bullingdon - Oxford

Sep 21 - South Street Arts Centre - Reading

Sep 22 - The Cavern - Exeter

Sep 24 - The Globe - Cardiff

Sep 25 - Strange Brew - Bristol

Sep 26 - Concorde 2 - Brighton

Sep 27 - Dingwalls - London

Bad Moves say "Let the Rats Inherit the Earth"

Posted in Bands on April 29, 2024

Bad Moves recently shared the new song "Let the Rats Inherit the Earth," a new not so uplifting song from the Washington, DC, based band that last released Untenable in 2020. A new full-length is expected later this year on Don Giovanni Records, including the new track. Read more Let … Read more

Acoustic Spanish Love Songs

Posted in Bands on April 28, 2024

Currently on tour with Oso (we just saw them in Minneapolis), Spanish Love Songs has shared an acoustic version "Haunted," off the band's 2023 album No Joy. "Every time we decide to rework a song for an “acoustic” version, it inevitably starts with stripping everything back to how the song … Read more

Norwood Fisher's The Familyhood Nextperience

Posted in Bands on April 28, 2024

Meet The Familyhood Nextperience, a group of veteran musicians formed by Fishbone founding member Norwood Fisher, playing a soulful blend of reggae, rock, ska, and more with contributions from members/ex members of The Skeletones, Social Distortion, The English Beat, Suicidal Tendencies, and Trulio Disgracias. The band shares "To The Hilt" … Read more

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156/Silence takes a cue from horror films

Posted in Bands on April 26, 2024

156/Silence has shared their first new music in two years, a new horror-inspired single called "Unreasonable Doubt," released via SharpTone Records. The metal meets hardcore band from Pittsburgh, PA has three albums thus far, most recently Narrative in 2022. "We started with the idea of a riff that skips and … Read more

AJJ and two surprising collaborators

Posted in Bands on April 26, 2024

Folk-punk band AJJ, who released Disposable Everything last year (Hopeless Records), shared the single "Best of All Possible Worlds" today, a collaboration with rapper Kool Keith and singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson (The Moldy Peaches). "I am still so completely astonished that we got to make this thing with these two legendary … Read more

Sydney Sprague with a new single

Posted in Bands on April 24, 2024

Currently on tour with Oso Oso and Spanish Love Songs, Phoenix, AZ musician Sydney Sprague has shared a new song/video, "the cards," posted below. It follows last year's album, somebody in hell loves you, release in September. “There is so much tragedy in the world and it can be hard … Read more

SPB premiere: "Brain In A Jar" by Dad Hats

Posted in Bands on April 22, 2024

Dad Hats have a new single, available exclusively below. The song "Brain In A Jar" (acoustic) will appear on an upcoming 7" via Mind Over Matter records later this year but you can hear it first here. The Nashville, TN based band recently released their second album, Spill, an adventure … Read more

Plutocracy Planet hits all the styles in one song

Posted in Bands on April 20, 2024

Plutocracy Planet continues to share new singles in advance of the supergroup's debut, coming out July 12. The band features members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, American Football, Protest the Hero, Braid, The Get-Up Kids, The Callous Daoboys, Far, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Secret Chiefs 3, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, … Read more

A brand new Coliseum song as they turn 20

Posted in Bands on April 20, 2024

Coliseum, recently performing as C.L.S.M. in a stylistic changeup (and recently releasing Infinity Shit under the moniker), has shared its first new song as Coliseum in nine years, "You Might Be Dead." Listen below. The band, comprised of Ryan Patterson (vocals/guitar), Kayhan Vaziri (bass/backing vocals) and Carter Wilson (drums/backing vocals) … Read more

SPB premiere: "Motor Rhythm, Wooden" by Dan Rincon (OSEES)

Posted in Bands on April 17, 2024

Longtime OSEES drummer Dan Rincon is throwing us a different kind of beat on his new solo LP, Spotlight City, his first solo record. The concept of the new record comes from Rincon's exploration of artificial landscapes, as he calls it, making melodies with Moog Grandmother, Mellotron, and "a kinky … Read more

This is State Power

Posted in Bands on April 13, 2024

State Power, a hardcore band from Holland, has shared a new song via White Russian Records, "Gates of Hell." The band features members of Two and a Half Girl, Bony Macaroni, and Half Cab, in this group applying a thrash element to modern hardcore. Read more Gates Of Hell by … Read more

Lair of the Minotaur: old lineup, new material

Posted in Bands on April 13, 2024

The original lineup of Lair of the Minotaur will reunite for an April 20 show in Chicago, IL marking the band's 20th anniversary. The lineup of drummer Larry Herweg (Pelican), plus guitarist/vocalist Steven Rathbone and bassist DJ Barraca (both of 7000 Dying Rats), first formed the group two decades ago, … Read more

A Crackups quickie

Posted in Bands on April 12, 2024

Crackups, teasing their third album, has shared the new song "Sgt. Haze," a mash-up of punk and new wave in the best way possible and only 95 seconds long. The band will release Plexi later this year on Mayway Records. Read more TOUR DATES 01 Sep 2024 | Bruis, Maastricht … Read more

It's Night Court time

Posted in Bands on April 7, 2024

Vancouver power-punk band Night Court is back with a new single from an upcoming split, plus a new LP on the way. "Cellphone (below) comes from a new split 7" with The Dumpies, of Portland, OR, to release on May 3. The band has also joined Recess Records for their … Read more

Maxwell Stern (Signals Midweset) with new solo material

Posted in Bands on April 4, 2024

Maxwell Stern, also of Signals Midwest, has shared a new solo track called "Two Magnets" The new song features Ian Farmer (Modern Baseball) and Julia Steiner (Ratboys), built on on the idea of two people who don't fully get along but come together to make things work. Stern, with a … Read more

Bacchae back to work

Posted in Bands on April 4, 2024

DC punk band Bacchae just shared a new single today, "Cooler Talk," the band's first release since Pleasure Vision in 2020. The new song is described as an anti-work anthem with lyrics of "We give them the best/ parts of our days/ they treat us like dogs/ in a comfortable … Read more

Oh Hell, it's No Guidance

Posted in Bands on March 26, 2024

German melodic punk band No Guidance has announced their second album, the upcoming Late to the Party, which will release this fall via Thousand Island Records. The release date itself remains to be formally announced, but in the meantime the band shares a new single: "Oh Hell." No Guidance last … Read more

Braid's Chris Broach goes collaborative for 2024

Posted in Bands on March 24, 2024

Chris Broach (Braid, The Firebird Band, SNST) has kicked off a new series of singles, playing with a variety of bands and releasing on a variety of labels throughout 2024. The concept is described as "A focus on guitar driven, dynamic, poly-rhythmic, and odd-timed songs that 'just feel right.'" The … Read more

Futuristic synth from Haunted Plasma

Posted in Bands on March 23, 2024

Members of Oranssi Pazuzu, K-X-P, Grave Pleasures, and Aavikko have come together with a new synth project called Haunted Plasma. Their debut album, I, will release on May 31 on Svart Records and also features guest contributions from Mat McNerney (Hexvessel, Carpenter Brut, Grave Pleasures/Beastmilk,) Ringa Manner (Ruusut, The Hearing), … Read more